Digital DSLR Photography - Stage 2

Explore what equipment to use to enhance your photography skills. The course provides an opportunity consider different genres such as night, still life, documentary and landscape.

Experiment with your camera’s functions, such as on camera flash and manual mode and look at available equipment. Explore several genres, discuss other photographer’s work and build your own skills and confidence. Discover the best lenses and filters for individual situations. Practice and develop your confidence in using the camera in manual mode. Examine the rules of composition and how they relate to the new genres taught, such as night, still life, documentary and landscape. Explore the use of lighting techniques by using on camera flash and painting with light. Evaluate your own photographs, drawing on the knowledge of the techniques taught over the course.

You will need a digital SLR or Bridge camera. The course is not suitable for compact cameras.

At the end of the course you will have had the opportunity to:

- explain the best lenses and filters for individual situations;
- experiment with using the camera in manual mode;
- explain the rules of composition and how they relate to the genres night, still life, documentary and landscape;
- explore use of lighting techniques by using on camera flash, for example, painting with light;
- produce a workbook/portfolio with at least five photos in the genre of your choice;
- evaluate your own photos drawing on the knowledge of the techniques taught over the course.

Please note there will be no teaching sessions on 18/02/2021

Abingdon and Witney College is subject to Ofsted regulation and is required to work with all its students to make sure they understand Government initiatives around Safeguarding, Prevent and Fundamental British Values. Information on these matters will be shared with you during your course.

You will also be asked to complete monitoring paperwork, which helps us to deliver course content to the highest quality.